Chapter 8

Vanusa: Ah, Ben, but ... is this the same Benjamin that everyone believes died in the fire? !!

Jaime: ... 😥

Jonathan leaves in a rage at finding out about Ben's whereabouts in the worst way:

Jonathan: So Ben is really alive !!, my brother's bastard was hiding it from everyone. He knows where he is, you will pay me for such a betrayal Jeffer and you "BEN" for not having died in that fire ... they will both pay me !!!

In the little house moved by curiosity, Ben goes to the window, but sees no one, it is when he hears something making a noise at the door, slowly he approaches the door, when opening does not find anyone, but a kitten !! charms with the puppy that seemed to be lost, and take him to care.

In front of Jaime's house:

Jaime: Ah, well, mom, he ... how can I say 😬

At that moment Natanael appears on the scene, preventing Jaime from answering his mother's question:

Natanael: Mother, go inside, the boys don't stop fighting in the room

Vanusa: Well, another time we talk more calmly ... and I want to meet your friend Ben (she leaves)

Natanael: BEN !! ?? ... did you tell her ???

Jaime: Understand, I don't lie to my mother

Nathanael: you lost track ... you don't realize the point where our actions are taking us, if Neco finds out about them, we will be P-E-R-D-I-D-O-S !!!.

Jaime: Look, you don't have to worry, because I will be responsible for this alone

Nathanael: how so?

Jaime: If everything goes wrong ... the weight of our mistakes fell only on my head ... Your name won't even be quoted by me

Nathanael: Don't wait, James, it's not like that either

Jaime: You may be sorry, but I don't ... I don't I don't regret anything, I don't regret helping a friend

Nathanael: What do you see in this boy, is he more important than your family by any chance? 🤨

Jaime: No, he is not more important than my family and he will never be, but respect and empathy and always good to share, but these are virtues that few have, don't you think? 🤨

Nathanael: 😦

Jaime: I hope it's clear, good night

Jaime leaves the place, leaving Nathanael alone and thoughtful. The night passes and another day is born. Upon waking up, Ben gets up and realizes that the kitten was not gone, that he was sleeping next to her all night, the boy worries because at that moment he had nothing to feed and drink the kitten, suddenly he hears someone opening the door of the house, scared Ben takes the pet and hides inside the closet.

At Jaime's house, Victor was awake, the boy goes to the kitchen slowly, opens the fridge to probably get some candy, but before he does, he is surprised by Ana, and the two argue:

Ana: Ah, I caught him ...

Vitório: Ahn ?, What are you talking about?

Ana: Don't try to wrap me up, I was about to get the ice cream, right ... Mom won't like to know that

Vitório: Ah, if you tell me you won't like what will happen

Ana: And what will happen ?!

Vitório: I will tell my mother that you helped me steal last week's sweets, and hers too.

(Suddenly)

Vanusa: Ah, so it was you !! 🤨

Both: 😱😱😱

Meanwhile, the alleged person enters the house, proceeds to the top floor, possibly looking for Ben, the boy inside the closet is in tension while the person searches the room, Bem starts to despair thinking he is a bandit, in the moment when the person approaches the closet to open it, Ben opens it and throws himself on top of the person in order to put him (the) on the floor and run away, but is surprised when he realizes that it was Nathanael:

Natanael: Look, I know that my beauty is jaw-dropping, mom, it wasn't necessary, right?

Ben: Nathanael !!

Nathanael: That hehe, and what is that on your arm?

Ben: This one, a little friend I met last night

Natanael: How cool, and did you choose a name for him?

Ben: So, I would like you to help me with this

Natanael: Okay, but first you better eat a little, I brought some bread and juice, it's down there, let's go

Ben: 😮

(Ben stands there thinking and Nathanael looks strange)

Nathanael: Aren't you going to eat? ... is everything okay?

Ben: Why are you doing this?

Nathanael: what does it mean?

Ben: helping me to hide and stuff ...

Nathanael: Respect and empathy is always good to share, I just realized that even if this is wrong I can't just abandon you 🙂

Ben: 😊

(At Jaime's)

Vanusa: Well then, explain to me what's going on here

Vitório: Nothing mom, we were just ...

Ana: Talking !!

Vanusa: Well then, get ready, and Carol wake up Nathanael so he can go buy bread

Ana: He already woke up, and he already bought, see:

Ana: We even found it strange, because we know very well that he never woke up early (Vitório starts to wonder)

Vanusa: And he hasn't come back yet?

(Vitório goes back to the room)

Ana: he came back, but left again, it looks like he was going to visit a friend who is going through difficulties

Vanusa: Ah yes, James commented to me yesterday about this boy.

While they were talking, Vitorio made a point of waking up Jonathan, and with all the turmoil Laio and Jaime wake up too, but Laio leaves the room while Jaime remains and finds Vitor's behavior strange, and without realizing Jaime understands why that turmoil:

Vitório: Jonathan, Jonathan wakes up !!

Jonathan: Ah, be quiet ... 😴

Vitório: How is it? ... look, you need to know something

Jonathan: 😴

Vitório: it's okay if you won't wake up for good, for bad ... WAKE UP JONATHAAAAAAN !!!!

Jonathan: WHAT'S THAT !!, it went crazy, you want to destroy my eardrums at once !!! 😡😡

Vitório: Something happened that you have to know

Jonathan: What? .. you tried to steal the ice cream what are we going to have after dinner?

Vitório: How do you ?? ... No, Natanael bought bread

Jonathan: And what's interesting about it, he does it every day

Vitório: It turns out that after returning with the breads, he left again, went to visit someone for what it seems, and u saw him leaving early with a bag of breads and a little juice butter

Jonathan: ... Quick, we have to get ready !!!

(Jaime gets tense, he leaves the room too to get ready).